Multimedia principle The multimedia principle promotes learning when the materials are designed in a way that allows the information to be delivered using different modes, modalities and media without overwhelming the learner with too much to learn or too much to attend to. These are the two primary reasons for cognitive overload. The Smithsonian Museum of American History provides several tools for history teachers regarding different events of the American History. Van Valen’s Gold Rush Journey is an interactive webpage where students learn how life was during the gold rush. This webpage includes a set of different media tools that help learners investigate the journal of Alex Van Valen, a man who lived during that era.
Contiguity principle The material must be designed in a way that elements and ideas that need to be related are presented near each other in space and time. If there is no synchronicity, the presentation or lesson will lose its focus. The Army official website provides (as part of its feature) a basic tutorial about the proper use of their Service Uniform and its recent changes. Clicking a specific uniform and then selecting on the changes menu on the left will provide you a close up of the change and additional information.
Personalization principle This principle states that learners tend to engage more on a learning process when the language used during the presentation or on the learning material is more informal than formal. In addition, if the speech is more conversational and it is delivered in first and second-person it tends to be more effective. On-line coaches or agents are useful for this principle. It is a way for the student to relate in a better way to what it is informed or used. GoArmy.com has Sgt. Star, who is the virtual guide of the webpage. Sgt. Star will answer any question asked regarding the Army.
Segmenting principle New and complex content can be overwhelming to any learner. The segmenting principle suggests dividing the content into smaller units or segments instead of a one ongoing unit. This way the learner can control each segment, and the learner does not feel overwhelmed. Howcast, using Youtube as the media tool, provides a tutorial on how to use Twitter. The video takes the learner from creating a Twitter account, how to tweet, choosing who to follow and how to secure your account. Also, provides useful tips and fun facts about Twitter.
Pretraining principle When learners are introduced to elements and characteristics prior to complex ideas, they tend to learn better. The learning is more effective when the learner has sufficient knowledge base upon which to build what it will be learned. William Horton Consulting is a company which specializes in the creation of e-learning initiatives. On its portfolio, they have a tutorial that introduces users to the Horton Time Picker. The video shows the use of the various buttons and displays areas of the Time Picker.
Worked examples principle The worked example principle suggests providing learners the opportunity to study examples in between problem solving they can acquire the ideas, concepts that the instructor wants them to learn. Instructors should capture the important content in examples cases which are easy to comprehend and remember. The Division of Psychology and Language Sciences from the University College of London provides a Toolkit for Language Data Analysis which guides students through the six principles of language data analysis. Each principle is defined, and an example is provided to help the learner understand the principle.
Principles That Promote E-Learning
Multimedia principle
The multimedia principle promotes learning when the materials are designed in a way that allows the information to be delivered using different modes, modalities and media without overwhelming the learner with too much to learn or too much to attend to. These are the two primary reasons for cognitive overload. The Smithsonian Museum of American History provides several tools for history teachers regarding different events of the American History. Van Valen’s Gold Rush Journey is an interactive webpage where students learn how life was during the gold rush. This webpage includes a set of different media tools that help learners investigate the journal of Alex Van Valen, a man who lived during that era.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/goldrush/index.html
Contiguity principle
The material must be designed in a way that elements and ideas that need to be related are presented near each other in space and time. If there is no synchronicity, the presentation or lesson will lose its focus. The Army official website provides (as part of its feature) a basic tutorial about the proper use of their Service Uniform and its recent changes. Clicking a specific uniform and then selecting on the changes menu on the left will provide you a close up of the change and additional information.
http://www.army.mil/asu/
Personalization principle
This principle states that learners tend to engage more on a learning process when the language used during the presentation or on the learning material is more informal than formal. In addition, if the speech is more conversational and it is delivered in first and second-person it tends to be more effective. On-line coaches or agents are useful for this principle. It is a way for the student to relate in a better way to what it is informed or used. GoArmy.com has Sgt. Star, who is the virtual guide of the webpage. Sgt. Star will answer any question asked regarding the Army.
http://sgtstar.goarmy.com/ActiveAgentUI/Agent.aspx#
Segmenting principle
New and complex content can be overwhelming to any learner. The segmenting principle suggests dividing the content into smaller units or segments instead of a one ongoing unit. This way the learner can control each segment, and the learner does not feel overwhelmed. Howcast, using Youtube as the media tool, provides a tutorial on how to use Twitter. The video takes the learner from creating a Twitter account, how to tweet, choosing who to follow and how to secure your account. Also, provides useful tips and fun facts about Twitter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0xbjIE8cPM
Pretraining principle
When learners are introduced to elements and characteristics prior to complex ideas, they tend to learn better. The learning is more effective when the learner has sufficient knowledge base upon which to build what it will be learned. William Horton Consulting is a company which specializes in the creation of e-learning initiatives. On its portfolio, they have a tutorial that introduces users to the Horton Time Picker. The video shows the use of the various buttons and displays areas of the Time Picker.
http://www.horton.com/portfolio/miscellaneous/tutorial_1.htm
Worked examples principle
The worked example principle suggests providing learners the opportunity to study examples in between problem solving they can acquire the ideas, concepts that the instructor wants them to learn. Instructors should capture the important content in examples cases which are easy to comprehend and remember. The Division of Psychology and Language Sciences from the University College of London provides a Toolkit for Language Data Analysis which guides students through the six principles of language data analysis. Each principle is defined, and an example is provided to help the learner understand the principle.
[[http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/bscss/resources/toolkit/princone.html ]]
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